Motor vehicle steering sight



Sept. 13, 1932. RENSONNET 1,877,428

MOTOR VEHICLE STEERING SIGHT Original Filed Dec. 26, 1929 INVENTOR Oscar l cnrsonne'f" I a 8 BY ms ATTORNEY? Patented Sept. 13, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT; OFFICE OSCAR RENSONNET, OF ETTEBIBEEK-BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, ASSIGNOR TO HENRY DUJ'ARDIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Moron, vEnIcLE s'rnnnmo SIGHT Original application filed December 26, 1929, Serial No. 418,720, and in Belgium IE'ebruary 11, 1929. Divided and this application filed December 8, 1930. Serial No. 500,899.

Applications for patent have been'made in curved to form a hook and adapted to engage the wing of the mudguard by merely pinching or by means of suitable'clamping devices.

By simple way of example, several embodiments of the invention will be hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawing in whichza Fig. 1 is an elevation of a steering sight or aimer according to thepresent invention, Fi 2 is a side view showing the device as being fixed to the wing of a mudguard, Figs. 3 to 11 are modifications and detail views. I

As shown in Fig. 1, a indicates the rod 80 carrying the usual sight or aimer b.

The rod or sight carrier at provided at its bottom with a flattened portion a curved to form a hook d and provided with ,tapped holes e adapted to receive screws 7 or the like. As shown in Fig. 2, the reinforced edge g of the wing g of the mudguard is engaged by the curved portion 03 of the rod and suitably clamped by the screws 7.

As shown in Fig. 4 the rod a terminates by a curved portion 7. carrylng a bolt 7 havlng a head is which may be pressed against the bead Z of the edge of the wing b by screw-' ing a nut m bearing against the curved portion i, thus suitably clamping the red at" 59 embrace the outline of bead Z.

According to the modification shown in Fig. 6, the rod a is provided at its bottom end with a screw bolt p passing across'a removable clamp .1" having its lower end provided with a stop 8 the head g of the screw bolt 11 applyingand pressing the said clamp against a corresponding end stop t integral with'the rod a and against the bead l and, eventually the edge 9' of the Wing of the mudguard.

According to the embodiments shown in to Figs. 7 and 9, the rod carrying the sight may be tapered (Fig. 7) or formed with a flattened side portion, as shown in Fig. 10.

In these embodiments the bottom end of the rod a is bent so as to form a hook u en- 66 gaging the underside of the wing of the mudguard, by means of an interposed, preferably elastical coin, block or wedge 4)" (Fig. 11) adapted to efiiciently secure the sight carrier to the mudguard.

It will be understood that besides the embodiments described and shown herein, any other convenient means for securing the device to the mudguard may be employed, such as welding, brazing, riveting, or screwing, while perforation of said mudguard may be involved or not. 7

Moreover, the device according to the invention may be made of metal or any other convenient or suitable material of appropriate character and strength. The device may likewise be suitably decorated, colored or coated in whole or in part to aid in the visibility of the same. Furthermore, both the shape of the upstanding or stem portion and of the enlargement may be altered from the precise showing herein as will be apparent to those skilled in'the art to which this invention appertains, and I do not wishto be understood as limiting myself to the details of construction nor shapes disclosed, except as set forth in the following claims when construed in the light of the prior art.

- What I claim is: 5

1. A steering sight adapted "to be fitted to the mudguardsof motor vehicles, comprising an upstanding member having a height materially elevating the upper end thereof above the said mudguard, and having means at its lower end for obtaining a grippin engagement with the bead on the said mu guard. 2. A steering sight as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower end of said upstanding 6 member-is curved in the form of a hook so as to obtain engagement with the said head upon the inner side of the mudguard.-

3. Asteering sight as claimed inclaim 1 wherein a bolt or the like is inserted through 10 the said member as part of the saidgripping means.

4 A steering sight as claimed in claim 1, wherein said gripping means provides a bead-engaging member and a bolt or the like 15 for causing said member to grip the bead.

5. A steering sight as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower end of said upstandin I member is curved in the form of a hook, an whereinvthe said gripping means comprises 20 a threaded device passing through said curved portion and having a head adapted to engage said bead.

6. A steering sight as claimed in claim 1, wherein said gripping means comprises a 2 threaded device having a head providing an gveilyin'g' shoulder for engagement with said ea r a '3; A steering sight as claimed in claim 1, wherein said gripping means comprises a 39 threaded device having a head shaped to ob- Etgaind1 more than a line Contact with the said ea I In witness whereof I afix my signature.

@SGAR RENSUNNET. 

